New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 1 / January 16, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Construction Industries Commission (CIC) will convene a public hearing on proposed changes to repeal and replace the following rules: 14.8.2 NMAC - 2012 NEW MEXICO PLUMBING CODE, Replaced by 14.8.2 NMAC - 2015 NEW MEXICO PLUMBING CODE; 14.9.2 NMAC - 2012 NEW MEXICO MECHANICAL CODE, replaced by 14.9.2 NMAC - 2015 NEW MEXICO MECHANICAL CODE. And proposed amendments to the following rules:

14.7.6 NMAC - 2009 NEW MEXICO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, Amending Subsections C and F of Section 8.

14.5.1 NMAC - GENERAL PROVISIONS, Amending Subsections U, W, X, Y and DD of Section 7.

14.5.2 NMAC - PERMITS, Amending Subsections C & D of Section 9, and Paragraph (2) of Subsection L of Section 10.

14.5.3 NMAC - INSPECTIONS, Amending Section 9.

The hearing will be held before a hearing officer, at which time any interested person is invited to submit data, views or arguments on the proposed changes, orally or in writing, and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing.

The hearing is scheduled as follows:

9:00 a.m., February 20^th, 2018 at the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (Toney Anaya Building - Hearing Room 2 on the 2^nd Floor), located at 2550 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87504.

Please Note: All persons wishing to participate in the public hearing remotely may do so telephonically dialing into:

Dial-in Number: (515) 739-1015

Meeting ID: 788-223-117

Adopting and updating the New Mexico Mechanical and Plumbing Codes from the 2012 to the 2015 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) model codes helps state and local jurisdictions maintain minimum code requirements while recognizing new and more efficient materials and methods of operating while providing a level of safety to protect building occupants. The updates will enhance life and property protection in the mechanical and plumbing industry where necessary while also reducing costs and boosting economic development where feasible without diminishing life and property protection. Amendments to 14.5.1 NMAC - General Provisions, 14.5.2 NMAC - Permits, 14.5.3 NMAC - Inspections and 14.7.6 NMAC - 2009 New Mexico Energy Conservation Code are made to reflect the adoption of the New Mexico mechanical, plumbing, electrical and building codes. Sections 60-13-9 and 60-13-44 NMSA 1978, authorize the commission and the Construction Industries Division (CID) to adopt rules to carry out the provision of the act.

Interested persons may secure copies of the proposed changes by accessing the CID website (www.rld.state.nm.us/construction) or by request from the Santa Fe CID Office - Toney Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87504. You may send written comments to: Construction Industries Division P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504, Attention: Public Comments. Written comments may also be faxed to (505) 476-4702. All comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on February 12^th, 2018. All public comments and documentation will be entered into the record during the public rules hearing. If you require special accommodations to attend the hearing, please notify CID by phone, email, or fax, of such needs notifying us as soon as possible to ensure adequate accommodations. Telephone: (505) 476-4674. Email: Melissa.shelley@state.nm.us; Fax No. (505) 476-4702.